German Pirate Site Blocklist Gradually Expands with BS.to as Latest Target
A few months ago, German Internet providers agreed to voluntarily block the most blatant pirate sites. The ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the “Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet” (CUII), which is in charge of handing down blocking ‘orders’. While CUII doesn’t rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight. When copyright holders report a pirate site, a review committee first checks whether the...
H3 Podcast Asks Court to Throw Out “Fatally Defective” Triller Copyright Lawsuit
As part of Triller’s legal campaign targeting people and entities that allegedly pirated the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight earlier this year, the company sued the popular H3 Podcast. Filed in May, the complaint alleged two types of copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), conversion, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Triller said that the operators of the H3 Podcast “unlawfully...
Court Awards $200 in Damages for ‘Innocent’ Copyright Infringement
Over the past years, dozens of independent photographers have taken their copyright disputes to court, accusing companies of using their work without permission. While many of them have a legitimate claim, these ‘photo’ lawsuits generally have a bad reputation. This is in part due to the tactics employed both in and outside of court. Photographer Lawsuits One familiar name that has regularly popped up in court is that of Richard Bell,...
How I migrated a WordPress website to a new host
Have you ever needed to migrate a WordPress website to a new host? I have done it several times and found the process to be quite easy. Of course, I don’t use the recommended methods for doing most things, and this is no exception–I use the easy way, and that is what I recommend. This migration is non-destructive, so it is simple to revert to the original server if that should be necessary for any reason. read more Powered by...
Debug a web page error from the command line
Sometimes when managing a website, things can get messed up. You might remove some stale content and replace it with a redirect to other pages. Later, after making other changes, you find some web pages become entirely inaccessible. You might see an error in your browser that “The page isn’t redirecting properly” with a suggestion to check your cookies. read more Powered by...
